Asus K53SC

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	29.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Asus K53SC (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K53SC
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '20 at 14:21
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2330M-$150 20,066 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48% Average	Memory 76.1 1-Core 52.8 2-Core 84.7 47% 71.2 Pts	4-Core 118 8-Core 118 16% 118 Pts	64-Core 84.8 5% 84.8 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520MX 1,577 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 1762) 1GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.28% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 3.23 Parallax 1.53 2% 2.48 fps	MRender 3.71 Gravity 2.63 Splatting 2.87 2% 3.07 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.28% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 145 156 167 176 176 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.9% Poor	Read 110 Write 62.3 Mixed 120 SusWrite 161 26% 113 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 14.7 35% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 59.4 DQ Mixed 91.7 68% 92.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 07A8 500GB 1,257 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 60GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 17 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	7.82% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 24.3 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 17.7 26% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 31% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 7.82% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F Kingston 99U5469-046.A00LF 8GB 153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.2% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 13.4 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 11.7 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K53SC

CPU
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	76x
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	56x
Core i3-2330MIntel $150Bench 47%, 20,066 samples	44x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	195x
GeForce GT 520MXNvidiaBench 2%, 1,577 samples	71x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	11x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	12x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	7x

RAM
EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 1x4GBElpidaBench 25%, 6,552 samples	37x
SSA302G08-GDJEC 1x4GBAsintBench 27%, 631 samples	19x
HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5469-046.A00LF 6GBHynixBench 37%, 83 samples	13x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $89

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16